KALABURAGI: The Kalaburagi railway division, which was announced in the 2014-15 budget, was allocated a measly Rs 1,000 in the interim budget on Thurs.
Followers of Congress leader Krishnaji Kulkarni of Kalaburagi, Dr A B Malakareddy of Yadgir and Guru Patil Shirval of Shahapur also met the JDS leader.
Amid turmoil within the BJP ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, several senior leaders in the state are trying to pacify disgruntled party members. BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi, who was denied a ticket for the upcoming polls, resigned from the party on Wednesday.